Israel’s antisemitism envoy lambasts US Sen. Jeff Merkley for linking Easter and Israel criticism
Citing Jesus’s saying , “Blessed are the peacemakers,” the Oregon Democrat said, “let’s push Team Biden to do better. More aid. No bombs"
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Fast Forward In the Spanish town of León, locals toast Easter with a ‘Kill Jews’ cocktail
“It’s strange to foreigners,” said a server rushing plates and glasses to customers at a local tapas bar. “Here it’s normal.”
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Fast Forward Bob Born, Jewish maker of Peeps marshmallow candies, dies at 98
The family business behind a staple of Easter baskets was founded by a onetime rabbinical student from Berdichev, Ukraine
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News Marine chaplain’s website post blamed ‘Men of Israel’ for killing Christ
A U.S. Marine chaplain’s summary of a New Testament passage that appeared on military websites blamed the “Men of Israel” for killing Christ. The remarks, written for Easter, were part of a post by the chaplain published on both Camp Lejeune and Department of Defense websites. The post stayed up for weeks before complaints to…
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Culture Was Mitt Romney drinking Kedem for Easter?
Each year around the Easter-Pesach nexus we inevitably have a difficult discussion about cultural appropriation. Thankfully, it looks we don’t need to have that talk with the junior senator from Utah. While there are some differences of opinion, the holiday discourse usually goes as follows: DO attend a Jewish friend’s Seder if you are Christian,…
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Culture The secret Jewish history of Peeps
Just as ironic as the fact that “White Christmas” was written by a Jewish composer named Irving Berlin, Peeps, those famously neon-colored marshmallow Easter treats, are also produced by Jews. Based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Just Born Quality Confections has been churning out these decidedly non-kosher sugary sweets since 1953 when it purchased the Rodda Candy…
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Fast Forward Did Ivanka Skip White House Easter Egg Roll Because She’s Jewish?
(JTA) — Covering the White House Easter Egg Roll live, CNN reporter John Berman noted that Ivanka Trump was not in attendance. Maybe, he speculated, it was because she’s Jewish. “I saw Tiffany Trump just there before. Not Ivanka or Jared Kushner. Of course, Ivanka Trump is Jewish,” he said during Monday’s festivities. “I don’t know…
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Fast Forward Trump Calls America ‘A Nation Of Believers’ In Passover And Easter Messages
(JTA) — President Donald Trump offered Passover and Easter greetings. Trump called this a “season of great hope” and the United States “a nation of believers” during his weekly address, released on Friday, in the middle of the Passover holiday. “As families gather in houses of worship across the nation, we are grateful for the…
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